Hair Cleansing Cream Clarifying Shampoo — Reddit Reviews
by Redken
Updated November 10, 2026
Salicylic-acid clarifier removes buildup and hard-water residue; leaves fine hair weightless.
What the community says
A sulfate cleanser with salicylic acid, fragrance, and hydrolyzed wheat protein, built for periodic buildup removal rather than automatic daily use. Fine, oily, easily weighed-down hair gets the clearest reset; dry or textured hair may find it stripping.
What this means for you
What people love
- Hard-water and product-buildup reset
- Leaves hair weightless instead of coated
- Salicylic acid clarifies without automatic daily harshness
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Full ingredient list · 24
Redken Hair Cleansing Cream Clarifying Shampoo ingredients
Aqua/Water/Eau, Sodium Laureth Sulfate, Lauryl Glucoside, Cetyl Alcohol, Sodium Chloride, Glycol Distearate, Citric Acid, PPG-5-Ceteth-20, Parfum/Fragrance, Sodium Benzoate, Sodium Hydroxide, Cocamidopropyl Betaine, Limonene, Disodium EDTA, Salicylic Acid, Coco-Betaine, Saccharum Officinarum Extract/Sugarcane Extract/Extrait De Canne A Sucre, Hydroxypropyltrimonium Hydrolyzed Wheat Protein, Hexyl Cinnamal, Linalool, Phenoxyethanol, Citrus Limon Peel Extract/Lemon Peel Extract, Pyrus Malus Fruit Extract/Apple Fruit Extract, Camellia Sinensis Leaf Extract
Listed in label order, highest concentration first. Linked ingredients have their own page.
Real Reddit threads — 30 mentions across 26 threads
Redken Hair Cleansing Cream Clarifying Shampoo on Reddit, in one place — 26 threads from r/Naturalhair, r/Haircare and 4 more, summarized.
“sometimes I’ll use the redken cleansing cream to clarify first”
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“(sometimes I’ll use the redken cleansing cream to clarify first)”
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“try a clarifying shampoo redken makes a good one”
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“I also got the redken clarifying shampoo and use that every 2 weeks or so depending on how heavy my hair is.”
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“It could be redken clarifying shampoo”
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“Redken hair cleansing cream clarifying shampoo”
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“I use the redken clarifying shampoo, sometimes the k18 purple foam.”
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